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Can Nose Picking Raise the Risk of Alzheimer’s and Dementia?

Whether you admit it to anyone else or not, most people pick their noses.1 A study published in 2022 in Scientific Reports2 found an association between nose-picking and a higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Nose picking is common in other primates as well. In 2015, a photographer captured a picture of a bearded capuchin monkey… Read More: Can Nose Picking Raise the Risk of Alzheimer’s and Dementia? »

White House partners with popular dating apps like Tinder and Bumble to raise vaccine awareness

Tinder has encouraged users to go on ‘virtual’ dates during the coronavirus pandemic. Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Along with asking about your perfect day or favorite vacation spot, popular dating apps like Tinder, Hinge, Bumble and Plenty of Fish will be asking members whether want to share whether they’ve been vaccinated against Covid-19.… Read More: White House partners with popular dating apps like Tinder and… »

Massive protests raise fears of new virus outbreaks

Protesters demonstrate against the the death of George Floyd, a Black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis, Friday, May 29, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) LOS ANGELES (AP) — The mayor of Atlanta, one of dozens of U.S. cities hit by massive protests in recent days, has a message for demonstrators:… Read More: Massive protests raise fears of new virus outbreaks »